Welcome to our first foray into topic-less episodes. “Heathen Hodgepodge” is an opportunity for us hosts to bring up anything that has been important to us lately. This could include articles we’ve found, events from our lives, or philosophical discussions. Really, we bring up anything we damn well please.

This time we sort of went off on a tangent when Anthony brought up the birth control debate. We discussed our opinions on abortion, sex education, and corporations as individuals. In order to not have a 2 hour+ episode, we decided to break this recording up. Check back in a few weeks for the second part, and let us know what you thought of this one. Thank you, and enjoy!

Send me your stuff! If you have an idea, a topic, or a response, RECORD IT! Then just send it to me and I’ll post it as an episode on the podcast. I am hereby instituting an open door policy. You can all become co-hosts of The Secular Perspective Podcast! Feel free to reveal as much or as little about yourself as you want to. You can give your full name or make up a pseudonym. Give out your email and twitter handle, or give out nothing. It’s up to you!

Also, I took the time to read some responses I got from friends regarding our questions, interpretations, and comments about our Genesis episodes of Secular Bible Study. My friends Patrick and Michael have both put a lot of thought and time into honing their beliefs, and figured they would help us out. I greatly appreciate their responses and hope you guys enjoy their insight.

For the first time as a group, the gang gets together to discuss the appalling Supreme Court decision from Town of Greece v. Galloway. Anthony (or Tiny) makes a tasteless holocaust joke, Matt defends secular hyperbole in new media, and Chad learns what the Zapruder Film is …. things got very random; but the discussion was good and fun times were had. Enjoy!

Correction: Three times (seriously?), Anthony referred to the current Supreme Court as the “Rhenquist Court.” This is actually the “Roberts Court”; apologies for that.

If you have ever wondered how an atheist reads The Bible, this series is for you. Anthony and Matt discuss notes they took and thoughts they had as they read Genesis. This is the third episode of the series Secular Bible Study where Anthony and Matt read through The Bible for the first time as secularists.

Eventually, all 66 books will be covered. Unfortunately, Anthony and Matt had A LOT to say; so the recording is being broken up into multiple parts. This is the last episode for Genesis. In the weeks to come we will move on to Exodus; so make sure you come back!

Anthony read a book called “A Shot of Faith (to the Head)” by Mitch Stokes and decided to write a review and commentary of it for a website that he contributes to called obsessivebooknerd.com. Anthony figured that you fellow secularists might be interested in what he had to say. This is just a recitation of that review. We hope you enjoy!